He laughs. "Too hot for time travel," he says agreeably.

"The library? I ran that book that came due while you were gone back for you." He purses his lips. "You want more, I guess. Probably the whole mission thing was way more fun than hanging out here usually is."

At the mention of hot pot, he groans. "Man, that would be awesome. I love hot pot. I guess I could try to figure it out sometime, but stew is probably good for now."